{"product_id":"9798889842453","title":"Radical Relating: A Queer and Polyamory-Informed Guide to Love Beyond the Myth of Monogamy","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eCassidy, Mel; Thom, Kai Cheng\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNorth Atlantic Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative, trauma-informed guide to post-monogamy—how to build liberated relationships rooted in empowerment, equity, and authenticity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith practical somatic exercises, reflection prompts and a relational toolkit—also includes a glossary of polyamory, non-monogamy, and alternative relationship terms\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book is for polyamorists who want to practice their non-monogamy with more feminism, more queerness, and more community building. It’s for monogamists who don’t want to do relationships on autopilot. It’s for everyone who dearly believes a better way to love and live exists. It’s for change makers who aspire to re-wild the ways we love.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn empowering guide to imagining (and living) better relationships, \u003ci\u003eRadical Relating\u003c\/i\u003e pushes back on the monogamy mandate. Author, somatic educator, and relationship coach Mel Cassidy explodes the often-unquestioned mainstream myths about the nuclear family structure: those that tell us \u003ci\u003eyour soulmate must be your sole mate\u003c\/i\u003e. That sex is the only yardstick of relational success. That self-sacrifice and self-denial are necessary trade-offs for security and partnership. That we need to ride the relationship escalator all the way up, or we’ll die alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn four sections, Cassidy explains the \u003cb\u003ewhy\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ewhat\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehow\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ewhere\u003c\/b\u003e of the \u003cb\u003eRadical Relating \u003c\/b\u003emodel. They:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLay out clear-eyed analysis about why monogamy isn’t working\u003c\/b\u003e and explain the harms of unquestioned internalized mono-normativity\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOffer Reflective Journaling prompts, Somatic Pauses\u003c\/b\u003e, and practical wisdom for assembling your Relational Toolkit\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExplain the trauma-informed pillars of Radical Relating\u003c\/b\u003e: Orientation, Resilience, Resolution, and Engagement\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHelp you reorient to a new map\u003c\/b\u003e for relating that’s queer, anarchist, and somatically integrated\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHelp you build skills\u003c\/b\u003e to understand and navigate your relationship landscape\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExplore the intersections of monogamy, colonialism, patriarchy, and capitalism \u003c\/b\u003eand illuminate how monogamous relationship structures emerged with one goal in mind: to consolidate capital\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost books on non-monogamy focus on top-level logistics and play into beliefs that can inadvertently replicate oppressive structures. Radical Relating is different: it speaks to readers who want not only to open up their relationships or expand their sexual experiences, but claim a new and liberating ways to relate to each other, fulfill our authentic needs, and build true communities of care beyond monogamy.","brand":"North Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46447196766463,"sku":"9798889842453","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9798889842453_s600x595.jpg?v=1775588217","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9798889842453","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}